Railway tie and stringer



J. NEWTON.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes.V

f RAILWAY TIE AND STRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofv Letters Patent No. 285,833, dated October 2, 1885.

Application filed February 23, 1853. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN NEWTON, of Clif ford, Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railway Ties and Stringers, of' which the following is a description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in the several figures of which like letters indicate like parts. y

My invention relates to the laying of track on iron cross-ties and stringers, and is intended to obviate the necessity of using wood forties or stringers, except on cattle-pits, as hereinafter explained.

In the drawings, Figure l, is a top view of the rails laid on my improved ties and stringers and secured at points between the crossties by chairs. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line x m, Fig. l, and shows, also, how the stringers are secured to wooden stringers when needed for cattle-pits,or when laid on a bridge. Fig. 3 is a side View of my invention, and shows the stringers laid directly on the gravel or earth of the grade. Fig. L is a top view of' a part of one of'my stringers, showing the projecting ribs and clamps. Fig. 5 is a cross-section at y y, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section at z z, Fig. 1; and Fig. 7 is an end view of the chair l?.

In detail B B are the cross-ties, which are made of rolled iron, with the edges turned downward, as shown in Fig. 6 in` eross-sec4 tion. The ends are also turned downward over the edges of the stringer, as shown in Fig. 2. These ties are laid across iron stringers B at suitable distances, and the clamps, struck up from the stringer, are bent down upon the cross-ties to hold the two together. Y

C represents the inwardly-projecting arms on the stringer B.

C is a truss-strip under arm O. One end of the strip C is secured to the stringerflange D.

D is a flange on stringer B.

e e are. spurs struck up on thestri nger B' for securing the cross-tie.

g g are spurs struck up from the metal of the cross-ties for securing the rails.

The stringers B have their edges dturned down, and may be laid on a wooden stringer, as shown in Fig. 2, or directly on the gravel,

as shown. To save the expense the cross ties may be laid at considerable distance apart,

and chairs P may be used between the crossties and the rail secured to them by clamps. Fig. l shows the method of laying and securing the rail to the cross-ties and chairs.

The stringers Bhave projecting arms or ribs, as shown in Fig. 4, and the cross-ties are fitted down over them, adding greatly to the strength of the structure.

Instead of the clamps shown, when wooden stringers are used the parts may be secured together and to the wooden stringers by spikes.

Vhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following, viz:

1. In a combined railway tie and stringer, the combination of a metallic stringer, consisting of a thin flat bar, having inwardlyprojecting arms and downwardly-projecting flanges, whereby said stringer is4 adapted to be secured to a longitudinal parallel base stringer, the arms of the metallic superposed s-ring r lying under the cross-ties and aiding` `in the support of the same, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A metallic stringer, composed of a thin flat bar, having inwardly-projecting arms and downwardly-projecting outside and inside flanges, and a truss or supporting-plate between the inside flange and arm, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. A metallic stringer, composed of a thin fiat bar having inwardly-projecting arms and downwardly-projecting outside and inside flanges, and a truss or supportingplate between the inside flange and arm, said stringer and .its arms being provided with spurs 'or lips struck from the metal thereof, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. A stringer' provided with arms O, flanges D D', truss-plate C', spurs e, and a surfacestringer, as specified, in combination with a cross-tie, substantially as described,and for the purpose set forth. l

5. A stringer providedwith arms O and flanges D D', and surface-stringer, as specified, in combination with cross-ties having outside downwardlyprojeeting fianges, sub- IOO stantally as described, and for the purpose set In witness whereof I have hereunto set my forth. hand this 9th day of February, 1883.

6. A Stringer provided With arms C, iiaiiges D D', and spurs e, and a surface-Stringer, as JOHN NEVTON.

speoied, in combination With a metallic cross-tie having spurs struck up thereon for XVitiiesses:

the reception ofthe hase of the rail, substan- C. P. J 0013s, tially as set forth. C. S.- SPRITZ. 

